TRAINING IN PROFESSIONAL FIELD :
Inheriting the art from
parents initiated into Odissi Dance by Guru Smt. Tamala Patra at the tender
age of six. But received formal training for twenty years at the Orissa Dance
Academy, Bhubaneswar and. groomed into a fine dancer under the able tutelage of
Guru Bichitrananda Swain, Guru Smt. Aruna Mohanty and under the
direct supervision of the noted Guru and the Central Sangeet Natak Akademi
awardee Guru Gangadhar Pradhan.Completed
Alankar Poorna in Odissi Dance from
Akhil Bhartiya Gandhrva Mahavidyalaya Mandal, Mumbai and secured first position
in India.

MAJOR PERFORMANCES :
Performed extensively in
India including the major festivals like :

PERFORMANCES
ABROAD : Toured many countries
and performed in U.K., France, Croatia, Italy, Germany, Slovakia, Singapore,
Netherland, Serbia & Montenegro. Visited USA manytimes and presented dance
recital in cities like NewYork,Washington D.C, San Fransisco, Santacrutz, Los
Angeles, SanDiego, Texas, Atlanta, San Antonio,South Carolina, Detroit etc.Worked
with Smt. Leela Samson, the famous Bharatanatyam expert and performed odissi
dance in Beijing & Shanghai of China as a part of the project Charishnu
sponsored by the Ministry of Tourism, Govt. of India.Performed at the
prestigious John F. Kennedy Center,
Washington D.C.

PERFORMANCES
ON TELEVISION : Given
performances on television as an auditioned artist of Door Darshan Kendra,
Bhubaneswar.Participated in number of dance ballets produced by DDK,BBSR.Danced
in the ‘WORLD HERITAGE MONUMENTAL SERIES’, a production of UNESCO for Japanese
Television.

AWARDS
& HONOURS :Awarded with the ‘Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar’ for the year 2007 by the
Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi.Received prestigious ‘Mahari Samman-2014’ awarded
by the Guru Pankaj Charan Das Odissi Research Centre, Bhubaneswar.Received Surabhi Samman awarded by Surabhi,
Bhubaneswar.Received Senior National
Scholarship awarded by the Govt. of India.

Conferred with
the title ‘Shringarmani’ by the
Sur Singar Samsad, Mumbai.

Awarded ‘Deba Prasad Das Memorial Fellowship’for the year 1997.

Received first ‘Padmashree Sanjukta Panigrahi Prativa Samman’ awarded by the
Nrityalay, USA.

Empanelled Artist of ICCR, New Delhi.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE : Have
been training many young learners and students coming from abroad at the Orissa
Dance Academy since last 15years. Conducted classes at the International
Workshop of Indian Art, Bhopal as well
as in the Center for World Music, San aDiego, USA and in cities like Paris and
Biaritz of France.